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Where Entrepreneurship STARTS in High School

TALENT is an extra-curricular inquiry learning program helping Illinois high school students get new business ventures off the ground. The CoolHub.IMSA project space is used to promote events, encourage collaboration and communication with IMSA alumni, entrepreneurs and investors. Much of the prototyping work takes place outside CoolHub.IMSA in workshops, labs and focus groups.

TALENT is an extracurricular program in entrepreneurship that offers a variety of opportunities for learning. Depending on whether you can only participate online or also in person, here are some choices:

Monday Night Live - Most Mondays during the school year from 8 - 9 pm at the IMSA campus and about half the sessions are streamed. Guests, group problem solving on topics of interest to start ups. First streamed session may be August 31.

TALENT Online - Self-paced learning modules on entrepreneurship: Lean Startup, Design Thinking, Business Model Canvas and Pitching is what we have now. You can complete these on your own with the help of online mentors.

Power Pitch - Annual competition for pitching business ideas to investors. Cash prizes. Usually held in April--date yet to be determined. Registration deadline is the end of January.

Ever want to be a Shark on the popular reality TV show? Wish you controlled a billion dollar investment account? Wonder what it’s like? I’m here at Chicago’s 1871 incubator doing it. Emotions run high! Hey, mine are running away with me. That guy on the end keeps grabbing all the deals!

As their website states, "Welcome to the Chicago Innovation Exchange startup toolkit. This website is an online resource for entrepreneurs starting their own business. It contains information about the main business functional areas, which are at the top of the menu bar. If you have any specific questions or comments you can email us at cietoolkit@gmail.com!"